| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
tisogai
Joined: 09 Feb 2006
Posts: 196
|
 Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:10 am Post subject: let alone |
 |
|
I need your help on this:
( ) from reading the letter, he didn't open it.
I'm guessing it is supposed to mean that "he didn't read the letter, let alone opening it".
Please fill in the blank. Thanks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Mary W. Ng
Joined: 26 Jun 2006
Posts: 261
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:29 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
| ( ) from reading the letter, he didn't open it. |
"Apart" is the word to use. However, the first phrase does not link with what follows. I'd rewrite the sentence this way: "Apart from opening the letter, he didn't read it."
_________________
Mary W. Ng
Helping students learn grammar
http:www.aimpublishing.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
CP
Joined: 12 Jun 2006
Posts: 2875
Location: California
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:17 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I would say it is "Far from reading the letter, he didn't [even] open it."
Although "apart" would fit in the rewritten sentence, it won't work in the sentence given: I can't imagine how he could have read the letter without opening it. With "far," it means that not only did he not read the letter, he didn't even open it.
_________________
You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Mary W. Ng
Joined: 26 Jun 2006
Posts: 261
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
|
|
CP, you're right. I missed it.
_________________
Mary W. Ng
Helping students learn grammar
http:www.aimpublishing.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
